Believer's Bay

Believer's Bay

Sharing the Love of God with Common Sense

1st Corinthian Book Outline

Part One: 

Answering Chloe's Divisions Report 1:1--4:21

I. Introduction 1:1-9

II. Report of Divisions 1:10-17

III. Reasons for Division 1:18--4:21

A. Misunderstanding of the Gospel Message 1:18--3:4

B. Misunderstanding of the Gospel Messenger 3:5--4:5

C. Misunderstanding of Paul's Ministry 4:6-21

 

Part Two: 

Fornication Reports 5:1--6:20

I. On Incest 5

A. Deliver the Fornicators for Discipline 5:1-8

B. Separate Yourselves from Immoral Believers 5:9-13

II. Concerning Litigation Between Believers … 6:1-11

III. Warning Against Sexual Immorality 6:12-20

 

Part Three: 

Answering Questions 7:1--16:24

I. Questions Concerning Marriage 7

A. Principles for Married Life 7:1-9

B. Principles for the Married Believer 7:10-16

C. Principle of Abiding in God's Call 7:17-24

D. Principles for the Unmarried 7:25-38

E. Principles for Remarriage 7:39-40

II. Questions Concerning Things Offered to Idols 8:1-11:1

A. Principles of Liberty and the Weaker Brother 8

B. Illustration of Paul and His Liberty 9

C. Warning against Forfeiting Liberty 10:1-13

D. Exhortation to Use Liberty to Glorify God 10:14-11:1

III. Questions Concerning Public Worship 11:2--14:40

A. Principles of Public Prayer 11:2-16

B. Rebuke of Disorders at the Lord's Supper 11:17-34

C. Principles of Exercising Spiritual Gifts 12:1--14:40

IV. Questions Concerning the Resurrection 15

A. Fact of Christ's Resurrection 15:1-11

B. Importance of Christ's Resurrection 15:12-19

C. Order of the Resurrections 15:20-28

D. Moral Implications of Christ's Resurrection 15:29-34

E. Bodies of the Resurrected Dead 15:35-50

F. Bodies of the Translated Living 15:51-58

V. Questions Concerning the Collection for Jerusalem 16:1-4

VI. Conclusion 16:5-24